MoD Saint Athan, St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom

EGDX/DGX
MoD Saint Athan
St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom
Latest photos of MoD Saint Athan, St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom
 - New Coastguard SAR Base, Bristows Helicopters Ltd, home toTwo Agusta Westland AW139s, G-CILP and G-CILN. - by Derek Flewin
Derek Flewin
 - An overall view of the stored aircraft. - by Carl Byrne (Mervbhx)
Carl Byrne (Mervbhx)
 - Some of the stored aircraft. - by Carl Byrne (Mervbhx)
Carl Byrne (Mervbhx)
Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
EGDX (ICAO)
DGX (IATA)
Location St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom
Airport Type C
Longitude/Latitude
N 51° 24' 17.32" / W 003° 26' 08.70"
51.404811, -3.435750
Elevation 163 feet (50 meters)
Magnetic Variation W003122 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control APP 126.625 277.6 251.375
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS 340.45
Ground Control GND 241.125
Miscellaneous CARDIFF ATIS 132.475
Tower TWR 118.125 231.8 257.8

Communication Remarks

  • All inbd acft call CARDIFF APP CON 5 min before CTLZ, if unable call ST ATHAN APP CON 125.85 277.225 NOTE--Due to VHF interference on 122.1, use full CS, also NATO UHF is preferred for R T com.
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 5,988 x 141 ft (1825 x 43 m)
Surface Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
08 26
Heading (Mag/True) 078.0° / 073.0° 258.0° / 253.0°
Latitude N 51° 24' 10.10" N 51° 24' 27.30"
Longitude W 003° 26' 45.62" W 003° 25' 15.33"
Elevation / TDZE 160 ft / 163.0 ft 133 ft / 152.0 ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope -0.5° 0.5°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 6588 ft
Landing: 5988 ft
Takeoff: 6488 ft
Landing: 5988 ft
Lighting System 1 High Intensity Runway Lights High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2 Type 41 Type 41
Lighting System 3 Type 50 Type 50
Remarks
  • [FLUID]
    LHOX LOX
  • [FUEL]
    100LL, A1+
  • [JASU]
    (1)E1 (1)E4 (1)E12 (1)15 (1)A4
  • [LGT]
    PAPI Rwy 08-26 GS 2.5 .
  • [MISC]
    No gnd handling avbl. Fac for visiting acft ltd to reful and acft turnaround. Prk as direc by ATC.
  • [OIL]
    O-123-147-149-156
  • [OPR HOURS]
    Opr 0830-1700Z++ Mon-Thu, 0830-1600Z++ Fri. (24 hr PPR).
  • [RSTD]
    Due to the lctn of Cardiff, only str-in app are auth.